2023-12-21T10:39:24-06:00 2023-03-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 230 PARK AVE FL 3 NEW YORK NY 101690005 990 2022-04-01 133057954 THE NEW YORK CITY AUDUBON SOCIETY INC NEWY 2126917483 71 W 23RD STREET SUITE 1523 NEW YORK NY 10010 KAREN BENFIELD PRESIDENT 2126917483 2023-12-13 1 KAREN BENFIELD 999009999 0 YIGIT UCTUM CPA P01269549 2125511724 2023-12-13 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z KAREN BENFIELD 71 W 23RD STREET SUITE 1523 NEW YORK NY 10010 1844392 0 X NYCAUDUBON.ORG X 1979 NY NEW YORK CITY AUDUBON WORKS TO PROTECT WILD BIRDS AND HABITAT ACROSS THE FIVE BOROUGHS, IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL NEW YORKERS. 24 24 20 965 0 0 1518717 1541627 50552 234832 112992 14149 -4527 -37050 1677734 1753558 0 0 0 0 1039699 1191602 0 0 346423 515684 403532 1555383 1595134 122351 158424 877710 981028 102259 100364 775451 880664 X NEW YORK CITY AUDUBON IS A GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY THAT WORKS FOR THE PROTECTION OF WILD BIRDS AND HABITAT IN THE FIVE BOROUGHS, IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL NEW YORKERS. 1 0 487931 0 0 EDUCATIONNYC AUDUBON'S PUBLIC PROGRAMS ENGAGE THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS IN LEARNING AND APPRECIATING URBAN WILDLIFE. 451993 0 160621 CONSERVATION & SCIENCENYC AUDUBON'S CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE EFFORTS ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE PROGRAMMATIC AREAS THAT PROTECT BIRDS IN THE CITY AND ALONG THE ATLANTIC FLYWAY. FIRST, OUR "WATERBIRDS" PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE HEALTH OF NEW YORK HARBOR USING WATERBIRDS AS BIOINDICATORS. WE MONITOR AND SAFEGUARD THE BIRDS THAT BREED, STOPOVER, AND WINTER IN THE CITY'S WATERWAYS, ISLANDS, BEACHES, AND WETLANDS. IN 2022-2023, WE CONDUCTED OUR 38TH ANNUAL HARBOR HERON SURVEY AND AN ANNUAL HARBOR HERON CONFERENCE; MONITORED AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER POPULATIONS IN THE ROCKAWAYS; AND BANDED AND TAGGED SHOREBIRDS INCLUDING SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS TO TRACK THEIR MIGRATION PATTERNS AND ADVOCATE FOR HABITAT AND FLYWAY PROTECTION.OUR SECOND PROGRAM AREA, "PROJECT SAFE FLIGHT," AIMS TO MAKE NYC SAFER FOR MIGRATORY BIRDS BY REDUCING THE HAZARDS OF WINDOW COLLISIONS AND ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AT NIGHT. IN 2022-2023, OUR VOLUNTEERS MONITORED COLLISIONS AT BUILDINGS AROUND ALL FIVE BOROUGHS; INCREASED USAGE OF OUR INNOVATIVE CROWDSOURCE PLATFORM D-BIRD WHICH COLLECTS CROWDSOURCED DATA ON BIRD MORTALITY; CONSULTED WITH BUILDINGS AROUND THE CITY ON VOLUNTARY RETROFITS TO THEIR GLASS AND LIGHTING TO REDUCE COLLISIONS; AND WORKED ON SEVERAL CITY, STATE, AND FEDERAL INITIATIVES FOR BIRD-FRIENDLY BUILDING LEGISLATION. NYC AUDUBON'S THIRD PROGRAM AREA, "GREENSPACE AS HABITAT," WORKS TO ENHANCE BIRD HABITAT IN PARKS, GARDENS, GREEN ROOFS, AND OTHER GREEN SPACES IN THE CITY'S BUILT ENVIRONMENT. IN 2022-2023, WE MONITORED THE JAVITS CENTER GREEN ROOF SYSTEM FOR ITS BIRDS AND BIODIVERSITY, AND CONSULTED WITH PARKS AND PRIVATE GREEN SPACE OWNERS ACROSS THE CITY ON IMPROVING THEIR HABITAT FOR BIRDS AND URBAN BIODIVERSITY. 12604 0 74211 ENGAGEMENT, MEMBERSHIP & COMMUNICATIONSNYC AUDUBON'S ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM ENGAGES TENS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS IN LEARNING ABOUT AND APPRECIATING URBAN WILDLIFE THROUGH EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS. 2022-2023 SAW A ROBUST RETURN TO IN-PERSON GUIDED BIRD OUTINGS POST-COVID; WE EXPANDED FREE PROGRAMMING AND ACTIVELY REACHED OUT TO COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE NOT TRADITIONALLY BEEN INVOLVED IN BIRDING AND CONSERVATION. WE ALSO OFFERED CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS, A FREE VIRTUAL LECTURE SERIES, OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY SCIENCE, AND RAN A SEASONAL NATURE CENTER ON GOVERNORS ISLAND. NYC AUDUBON'S MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM ENGAGED 10,000 NEW YORKERS WITH BIRDS, HABITAT PROTECTION, AND CONSERVATION ACTION IN 2022-2023. WE PUBLISHED A QUARTERLY PRINT NEWSLETTER AND MONTHLY EMAIL UPDATES, AND ENGAGED OUR AUDIENCE WITH SOCIAL MEDIA AND OUR WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, WE HELD SPECIAL BIRD OUTINGS AND EVENTS FOR MEMBERS IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS. 952528 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 37 0 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 24 24 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X X X X MONIKA DORSEY 6464340420 71 W 23RD STREET SUITE 1523 NEW YORK NY 10010 KAREN BENFIELD PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL YUAN EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTIAN COOPER VICE PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL TANNEN VICE PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD VEIT VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ALAN STEEL VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBORAH LAUREL SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DRIANNE BENNER TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFFREY KIMBALL IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 6.00 X 0 0 0 GINA ARGENTO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARSILIA BOYLE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 SHAWN CARGIL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA CO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN DEAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER EWING DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA FREEMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TATIANA KALETSCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KYU LEE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK MARKEE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDRE MEADE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH NORMAN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 VIVEK SRIRAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SETH AUSUBEL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER MARITZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA G WILSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 37.50 X 150404 0 37530 150404 0 37530 1 0 1 0 0 115469 396683 1029475 26729 1541627 CONSERVATION SERVICES 813312 160621 160621 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 813312 74211 74211 234832 7864 7864 682 682 18505 12220 6285 6285 6285 38602 396683 78614 -40012 -40012 2280 2280 2280 1753558 234832 0 -22901 237093 103752 118522 14819 692501 431615 83661 177225 16652 11490 999 4163 176356 121686 10581 44089 69000 47610 4140 17250 2427 2427 2019 2019 97159 81919 1090 14150 4735 4512 67 156 89064 37381 29552 22131 32270 21975 3919 6376 105632 52216 30121 23295 33748 18625 1263 13860 19125 10965 3267 4893 12749 6302 3635 2812 OTHER EXPENSES 2345 1247 342 756 MEMBERSHIP DUES 2259 1233 578 448 1595134 952528 296183 346423 112436 276168 57991 92417 84676 26493 8956 4646 91341 64980 39239 26361 615327 495358 9335 9335 877710 981028 70503 83247 31756 17117 102259 100364 X 589686 498605 185765 382059 775451 880664 877710 981028 158424 -53211 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1362851 1304454 1171044 1518717 1541627 6898693 1362851 1304454 1171044 1518717 1541627 6898693 344640 6554053 7909 8918 4790 4361 8546 34524 6933217 794139 0.94530 0.84030 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2867 2867 0 52475 38114 14361 35999 23999 12000 26361 1700347 -53211 -53211 1753558 0 1753558 1595134 0 1595134 0 1595134 FALL ROOST 435285 396683 38602 29550 45600 3000 464 435285 396683 38602 29550 45600 3000 464 78614 -40012 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JESSICA G WILSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 150404 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37530 0 187934 0 0 0 X 2 26729 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 33: THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED 2 STOCK DONATIONS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION RESUMED IN-PERSON PROGRAM SERVICES IN FALL 2022. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE DIRECT MEMBERSHIP ELECTS THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B A MAJORITY OF MEMBERS MUST APPROVE CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IF A BOARD MEMBER HAS A PARTICULAR CONFLICT, THEY ARE PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS, DECISIONS, AND VOTING AS IT PERTAINS TO THE CONFLICT IN QUESTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A IN LATE 2021 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ENGAGED A RECRUITING FIRM WHO SUPPORTED THE SEARCH FOR A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE FIRM SHOWED SALARY COMPARABLES FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND BASED ON THAT INFORMATION THE BOARD DETERMINED THE SALARY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO BEGAN WORK IN JANUARY 2022. AS PART OF OUR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION STRATEGY, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CONTROLLER LOOK AT SALARY DATA FROM PEER ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT EMPLOYEE SALARIES AND INCREASES, INCLUDING COST-OF-LIVING EXPENSES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE BYLAWS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL REPORTS, AND FORM 990 ARE POSTED AT WWW.NYCAUDUBON.ORG. THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE AT GUIDESTAR.ORG AND AT THE NYS CHARITIES BUREAU.